The Sega CD did sell rather well but (flashbacks to my days as a salesperson/tech in at Leigh's Computers in NYC) the true horror was 32X did nothing since everyone knew the Saturn was coming out, and the big bumble of the redesigned Genesis that couldn't use the old SegaCD attachment and the old one unable to use the new one... THE HORROR THE HORROR screaming gmotherat Chrismas time "It says Sega Genesis, why doesn't it fit?!?!?"::I slowly curl up in corner sucking thumb, shuddering another salesvictim suffering post traumatic stress in the videogame wars:: Yeah sega was a champion of shooting themselves in the foot.
Seldom used addons for the GCN Broadband adaptor, and the Modem adaptor. That's one criterea down, and waether the N64 was a success is still debatble.
I've got to agree with the folks saying that there just aren't compelling reasons to buy the GCN, I have one and it's been slim pickings for games that ineterst me, my other consoles and PC have way more pull this year. This Christmas (and the months leading up to it)I bought software for my Xbox, PS2, PC, GBA and bought three DS's for me and the family (as soon as I got the first one the wife and kid wanted one)but my Gamecube remained sadly neglected. Multi platform titles I normally pick up the Xbox version, PS2 has great standout titles on its plaform that justify purchase, my PC has the MMORPGs there just isn't enough stuff on the cube that compels me to buy software for it. When Zelda hits I'll get it, I took a stab at an RPG on the cube, Tales of Symphonia, but was dissapointed, found more fun stuff on the PS2 and Xbox again. The only thing gaceing my Game cube has been GBA games through the adaptor when I'm home and want to see stuff on a big screen. besides that my GCN hasn't seen much love at all.
Ah, then that would make sense if the unit did break and was purchased recently, from the sound of the lawsuit it was reaching back to 2001, which I found strange, since I would think that the court would have to determine if this was a rampant pattern to go back that far rather than the filer. Now of course the other factors have to be weighed in such as the condition of the unit, and weather or not it was abused (or even opened since that voids the warranty). Those facts we'd have to find out from the logs of the customer's calls to service.
ROFLMAO Yes the great Nintendo Anti trust settlement! For all you youngsters out there the N was sued for anti competitve/monopolistic conduct way back, the settlement was a $5.00 coupon sent to Nintendo owners good for their next Nintendo purchase! That was the STUPIDEST settlement I ever heard of since it sold more Nintendo product.
One difference was the timing of the PS2 suit, wasn't it filed VERY early on in the systems life? Not saying that MS doesn't have a responsibility if they know of an active defect, which seems to be the case since a number of Xboxers have had out of warranty units replaced/repaired by MS for free (most of them, on TeamXbox forums, said they were nice and patient with the support line staff.) I can't see filing a lawsuit for mass defects on a product 3 years from initial purchase as being even remotely close to valid unless recently purchased units are suffering the same fate.
My Thompson lasted for almost three years of heavy usage without a single dirty disk error until recently. I abused the hell out of that drive, used it for all my DVD movie playbacks, rarely (once durring the past 3 years) cleaned it. The only nice thing I did for my luanch Xbox was rarely move it (only uprooted it fro 3 lan parties and a vacation). The drive recently started having problems so since my system was so far out of warranty and despite hearing tales of folks who called MS and got their units replaced for free despite the long time owning the box based soley on the drive, I decided to fix it myself with a Samsung 616T drive. I been through the early PS2 days and held off purchasing that system until last year because of plethora of instant death reports I've heard about the early units, picked up a Gamecube second hand from a co-worker, so I have no biased in the system wars. Bottom line is all manufacturersget defective units, the most complaints I've heard have been on Sony, then Microsoft, and actually very few for my dust collector (the Gamecube waiting patiently for the next Zelda). I don't see what this guy or anyone with year + old elcectronics expect from a company. When it get's older than the warranty they really aren't to blame (that's why the biggy electronic stores pester folks to buy extended plans, I don't put faith in those, but for average folks they help). I don't know what this gent can expect beyound maybe getting a replacement unit, which from what I hear if folks are nice to support folks they have been more than happy to do so up to at least a few months ago despite age of the launch units.
That flat out wouldn't work. the AI's are fixed things, so you could very easily end up with one elite on one box going wone way when the other one that is supposed to be the same elite might go the other, insanity would ensue! One player would have support soldiers with him and the other might have lost his support or face an enemy that is not in the same position as it is on the other player's box. That would be bad.
There is now....Nintendo's patent stops you! You'd be forced to licence it from them in order to create your gaming network on the cube, or did you miss the part where they'll be able to claim that they own your idea?
Bummer didn't take my logon for my comment before, well anyway i forgot to mention that There's work for the government was featured on Tech TV awhile back.
Ummm didn't the Atari 400/800/800xl ect all do this with thier floppy drives as well? (clearing away cobwebs from memory). I remember loving that feature since I didn't have to type loading commands like they had to on the C64.
Weird, I have Comcast and still have Tech TV (it's on Channel 244) If I were you I'd check your package, for some strange reason I think they have started bundling it with the sports packages. I have the "everything" option so I still get it, I was going to drop the sports channels but then they told me they'd take my TechTV (what drugs are they on?)!
Yeah, There is now out of Beta, and it supports voice chat and sounds fantastic. It is definately one of the best Social MMOGs out there, if you aren't into the hack and slash type stuff, and you can settle arguments over a friendly paintball game:)
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The Sega CD did sell rather well but (flashbacks to my days as a salesperson/tech in at Leigh's Computers in NYC) the true horror was 32X did nothing since everyone knew the Saturn was coming out, and the big bumble of the redesigned Genesis that couldn't use the old SegaCD attachment and the old one unable to use the new one... THE HORROR THE HORROR screaming gmotherat Chrismas time "It says Sega Genesis, why doesn't it fit?!?!?" ::I slowly curl up in corner sucking thumb, shuddering another salesvictim suffering post traumatic stress in the videogame wars:: Yeah sega was a champion of shooting themselves in the foot.
Seldom used addons for the GCN Broadband adaptor, and the Modem adaptor. That's one criterea down, and waether the N64 was a success is still debatble.
I've got to agree with the folks saying that there just aren't compelling reasons to buy the GCN, I have one and it's been slim pickings for games that ineterst me, my other consoles and PC have way more pull this year. This Christmas (and the months leading up to it)I bought software for my Xbox, PS2, PC, GBA and bought three DS's for me and the family (as soon as I got the first one the wife and kid wanted one)but my Gamecube remained sadly neglected. Multi platform titles I normally pick up the Xbox version, PS2 has great standout titles on its plaform that justify purchase, my PC has the MMORPGs there just isn't enough stuff on the cube that compels me to buy software for it. When Zelda hits I'll get it, I took a stab at an RPG on the cube, Tales of Symphonia, but was dissapointed, found more fun stuff on the PS2 and Xbox again. The only thing gaceing my Game cube has been GBA games through the adaptor when I'm home and want to see stuff on a big screen. besides that my GCN hasn't seen much love at all.
Ah, then that would make sense if the unit did break and was purchased recently, from the sound of the lawsuit it was reaching back to 2001, which I found strange, since I would think that the court would have to determine if this was a rampant pattern to go back that far rather than the filer. Now of course the other factors have to be weighed in such as the condition of the unit, and weather or not it was abused (or even opened since that voids the warranty). Those facts we'd have to find out from the logs of the customer's calls to service.
ROFLMAO Yes the great Nintendo Anti trust settlement! For all you youngsters out there the N was sued for anti competitve/monopolistic conduct way back, the settlement was a $5.00 coupon sent to Nintendo owners good for their next Nintendo purchase! That was the STUPIDEST settlement I ever heard of since it sold more Nintendo product.
One difference was the timing of the PS2 suit, wasn't it filed VERY early on in the systems life? Not saying that MS doesn't have a responsibility if they know of an active defect, which seems to be the case since a number of Xboxers have had out of warranty units replaced/repaired by MS for free (most of them, on TeamXbox forums, said they were nice and patient with the support line staff.) I can't see filing a lawsuit for mass defects on a product 3 years from initial purchase as being even remotely close to valid unless recently purchased units are suffering the same fate.
My Thompson lasted for almost three years of heavy usage without a single dirty disk error until recently. I abused the hell out of that drive, used it for all my DVD movie playbacks, rarely (once durring the past 3 years) cleaned it. The only nice thing I did for my luanch Xbox was rarely move it (only uprooted it fro 3 lan parties and a vacation). The drive recently started having problems so since my system was so far out of warranty and despite hearing tales of folks who called MS and got their units replaced for free despite the long time owning the box based soley on the drive, I decided to fix it myself with a Samsung 616T drive. I been through the early PS2 days and held off purchasing that system until last year because of plethora of instant death reports I've heard about the early units, picked up a Gamecube second hand from a co-worker, so I have no biased in the system wars. Bottom line is all manufacturersget defective units, the most complaints I've heard have been on Sony, then Microsoft, and actually very few for my dust collector (the Gamecube waiting patiently for the next Zelda). I don't see what this guy or anyone with year + old elcectronics expect from a company. When it get's older than the warranty they really aren't to blame (that's why the biggy electronic stores pester folks to buy extended plans, I don't put faith in those, but for average folks they help). I don't know what this gent can expect beyound maybe getting a replacement unit, which from what I hear if folks are nice to support folks they have been more than happy to do so up to at least a few months ago despite age of the launch units.
woops "are" should have been "aren't"
That flat out wouldn't work. the AI's are fixed things, so you could very easily end up with one elite on one box going wone way when the other one that is supposed to be the same elite might go the other, insanity would ensue! One player would have support soldiers with him and the other might have lost his support or face an enemy that is not in the same position as it is on the other player's box. That would be bad.
There is now....Nintendo's patent stops you! You'd be forced to licence it from them in order to create your gaming network on the cube, or did you miss the part where they'll be able to claim that they own your idea?
Bummer didn't take my logon for my comment before, well anyway i forgot to mention that There's work for the government was featured on Tech TV awhile back.
Ummm didn't the Atari 400/800/800xl ect all do this with thier floppy drives as well? (clearing away cobwebs from memory). I remember loving that feature since I didn't have to type loading commands like they had to on the C64.
Weird, I have Comcast and still have Tech TV (it's on Channel 244) If I were you I'd check your package, for some strange reason I think they have started bundling it with the sports packages. I have the "everything" option so I still get it, I was going to drop the sports channels but then they told me they'd take my TechTV (what drugs are they on?)!
Yeah, There is now out of Beta, and it supports voice chat and sounds fantastic. It is definately one of the best Social MMOGs out there, if you aren't into the hack and slash type stuff, and you can settle arguments over a friendly paintball game :)